It had none of the lightning-flash finesse of Entebbe, none of the
bloody ferocity of Mayaguez. Yet once again, however fleetingly, the
frustration of dealing with the irrational acts of militants had been
lifted by a single daring and dramatic deed. The cunning maneuver
executed by Canadian diplomats in secreting six Americans in hostile
Tehran for almost three months and then spiriting them to safety last
week provided a heartening interlude in Washington's still unsuccessful
struggle to free 50 hostages from...